executive editor,NYAGRA Transgender Health Care Provider Directory (published 7.21.09)
— compiled by Kelly White, under the supervision of Pauline Park
— the first directory of transgender-sensitive health care providers in New York City and the first such directory published in a print edition anywhere in the United States New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA)
co-founder
member of the NYAGRA board of directors (June 1998 – present)
chair, NYAGRA board of directors (March 2004 – present)
NYAGRA representative to the New York State Hate Crimes Law Coalition (December 1998 – present).
NYAGRA representative to the New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Coalition steering committee (April 2000 – present).
NYAGRA representative to the New York City Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Coalition steering committee (January 2003 – present).
chair, NYAGRA fundraising & development committee (January 2000-June 2005): raised $100,000 in grant funding for NYAGRA.

member,
New York City Commission on Human Rights working group formed to develop and design a postcard to inform community members of the enactment of the New York City transgender rights law (Int. No. 24, or Local Law 3 of 2002

member,
New York City Commission on Human Rights Int. No. 24 implementation guidelines working group (committee formed to develop guidelines for implementation of the New York City transgender rights law enacted in April 2002) (February-May 2003) (“Guidelines Regarding Gender Identity Discrimination: A Form of Gender Discrimination Prohibited by the New York City Human Rights Law – Title 8 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York”) (adopted December 2004).

“GenderPAC, the Transgender Rights Movement and the Perils of a Post-Identity Politics Paradigm” in Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law (symposium issue, Vol. IV, No. 2, spring 2003, pp. 747-765,).

French Economic Policy Under the Mitterrand Administration (master’s thesis, London School of Economics & Political Science, 1983)
“In the Realm of Light and Darkness: A Short History of the Rise and Fall of Liu An, King of Huai-Nan” (play, 1991)
“The Three Sons of Fortune” (short story, 2004)

“Reclaiming Our Spiritual Legacy as Transgendered” (text of address to the congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church – NY on the occasion of MCC-NY’s Stonewall Sunday, 6.18.2000), in PersuAsian (the newsmagazine of GAPIMNY – the Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York), issue 3 (September-October 2000), p. 21.

“Globalization & the Challenge to the LGBT Labor Movement,” in the spring 2001 issue of the Pride At Work newsletter, pp. 7-8.

“Reclaiming Our Spiritual Legacy as Transgendered” (text of address to the congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church – NY on the occasion of MCC-NY’s Stonewall Sunday, 6.18.2000), in PersuAsian (the newsmagazine of GAPIMNY – the Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York), issue 10 (November-December 2001), p. 9.

“Race & the Politics of LGBT Communities of Color,” in PersuAsian (the newsmagazine of GAPIMNY – the Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York), issue 15 (September-October 2002), p. 10.

Testimony by Pauline Park, Ph.D., vice-president, Guillermo Vasquez Independent Democratic Club of Queens, public hearing on redistricting in Queens, New York City Districting Commission, Queens College (11.26.2002), in PersuAsian (the newsmagazine of GAPIMNY – the Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York), issue 16 (December 2002), pp. 29-30.

“The Construction of a National Transgender Rights Movement and the Poverty of Post- Identity Politics” (panel on transgender law, annual symposium on gender and the law, Georgetown University Law Center, 2.27.2002)

editorial assistance

consultant to Donald F. Reuter on transgender terminology in “Gay-2-Zee: A Dictionary of Sex, Subtext and the Sublime” (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006).

panelist,
Korean LGBT Forum, co-sponsored by the Korean American Association of Greater New York and the Korean Gay Organization/Chinkusai-New York: the first forum on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues sponsored by a non-LGBT Korean American organization in the United States (Manhattan, 11.2.1996)

participant,
discussion with the law enforcement bureau of the New York City Commission on Human Rights concerning New York City human rights law inclusion of transgendered and gender-variant people (NYC CHR, Manhattan, 4.19.1999)

MC & co-organizer,
Iban/Queer Koreans of New York reception for Chingusai-Seoul and Kiri-Kiri (Astraea National Lesbian Action Fund, Manhattan, 5.8.1999)

co-facilitator,
NYAGRA transgender sensitivity training for the Manhattan/Staten Island unit of the community relations bureau of the New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYC CHR, Manhattan, 5.21.1999)

speaker & co-organizer,
“A Declaration of Gender Rights as Human Rights,” speech given at the NYAGRA news conference launching the public phase of the campaign for Int. No. 24 (Local Law 3 of
2002) (New York City Hall, 2.29.2000)

panelist,
LGBT forum for New York City public school students organized by the New York City Commission on Human Rights (community relations bureau – Manhattan/Staten Island
division) (Battery Park Community Room, Manhattan, 3.4.2000)

panelist,
forum on international LGBT human rights issues (Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 4.6.2001)

guest speaker,
SAGE/Queens membership meeting – discussion of the work of NYAGRA and Queens Pride House (Jackson Heights, 7.6.2001)

facilitator,
workshop/training on transgender public policy issues for the first national meeting on HIV/AIDS prevention and education among transgendered Asians & Pacific Islanders (API Wellness Center, San Francisco, 7.13-15.2001)

moderator,
People of Color and the Changing Face of Queens Politics – panel discussion featuring Councilmember Helen Marshall and Council candidates Hiram Monserrate & John Liu;
Forum sponsored by Queens Pride House and the Out People of Color Political Action Club (OutPOCPAC) (Queens Pride House, Woodside, Queens, 7.23.2001).

interviewee,
television program on transgender issues, Long Island Rainbow Connection (Cablevision, Lynbrook, New York, 8.14.2001)

panelist,
transgender law roundtable (City University of New York Graduate Center, Manhattan, 12.8.2001)

2002

panelist,
panel on gender identity and the law, “Crossing Boundaries, Redefining Gender: A New Front on Equality,” the 5th annual Georgetown symposium on gender & sexuality, sponsored by the Georgetown Journal of Gender & the Law (Georgetown University Law Center, 2.27.2002).

NYAGRA expert witness,
New York City Council General Welfare Committee hearing on Int. No. 24 (New York City transgender rights bill) (4.23.2002)

participant,
bill-signing ceremony for Int. No. 24 (New York City transgender rights bill, enacted as Local Law 3 of 2002) (New York City Hall, 4.30.2002)

speaker,
“The Making of a Movement: The Story of the Successful Campaign for a Transgender Rights Law in New York City” – the 8th Annual Mark E. Ouderkirk Memorial Lecture for LGBT Programming (Museum of the City of New York, 6.27.2002) (the first openly transgendered person to deliver the annual Ouderkirk Lecture).

moderator,
Law Enforcement & Policing of the LGBT Community – public forum sponsored by Amnesty International OUTfront (Queens Pride House, Woodside, Queens, 7.13.2002).

moderator,
“A New York State of Mind: Envisioning & Implementing an LGBT-Inclusive Progressive Political Agenda for the Borough, the City, and the State” – forum (Queens Pride House, Woodside, Queens, 10.22.2002).

panelist,
Inspiring Future Activists: Today’s Leaders in the Gay Community: Live Out Loud public forum with Andres Duque, Rodney McKenzie and Glennda Testone, moderated by Donald Suggs (Hunter College, City University of New York, 4.10.03)

co-facilitator,
workshop for students of color on transgender issues, Asian/Asian American House (Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 4.15.2003).

speaker,
“The Making of a Movement: The Story of the Successful Campaign for a Transgender Rights Law in New York City” (Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 4.15.2003).

panelist,
“Boiling Rice: LGBT Asian Americans Speak Out,” a community forum sponsored by GAPIMNY – the Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York (LGBT Community Center, 5.8.2003).

facilitator,
workshop on transgender law and public policy issues, conference, Community Awareness for a Drug- Free Life & Environment (CANDLE) (Stony Point, New York, 1.16.04)

facilitator & speaker,
public forum on the New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), sponsored by the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) (Nyack Center, Nyack, New York, 2.9.2004) (Rockland County)

facilitator & speaker,
public forum on the New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), sponsored by the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) (Albany, New York, 3.9.2004)

facilitator & speaker,
public forum on the New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), sponsored by the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) (Syracuse, New York, 3.30.2004)

facilitator & speaker,
public forum on the New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), sponsored by the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) (Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, 3.31.2004)

facilitator,
workshop on transgender issues, conference for professionals working with youth, Community Awareness for a Drug-Free Life & Environment (CANDLE) (Stony Point, New York, 4.1.2004)

facilitator & speaker,
public forum on the New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), sponsored by the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) (Queens Pride House, Woodside, New York, 4.14.2004)

workshop on transgender issues, New York University School of Medecine (4.13.2005) testimony, public hearing on Int. No. 57 (human rights posting bill), New York City Council General Welfare Committee (4.14.2005)

facilitator & speaker,
public forum on the New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), sponsored by the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie, New York, 6.3.2004)

interviewee,
Gender Talk radio (Boston): interview on transgender issues in New York (7.2.2005).

facilitator,

youth activism training and discussion of transgender and queer API issues sponsored by the Queer Asian Pacific American Workshops (QAPAW), a project of the Coalition for Asian American Children & Families (CACF) (GRIOT Circle, Brooklyn, 7.17.2005)

testimony,
New York City Department of Education hearing on the Chancellor’s regulations (Tweed Courthouse, Manhattan, 8.3.2005)

panelist,
“Locally Queer,” a panel discussion of queer cinema sponsored by the Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies (CLAGS) at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, following a screening of several short films, including “Envisioning Justice: The Journey of a Transgendered Woman” (2008) (a documentary by Larry Tung about the life and work of Pauline Park) (10.24.08)

speaker,
“Transgender Identity, Pathology and Community”:
presentation at “Transgender Women and HIV in New York City,” HIV Grand Rounds lecture series, Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (10.20.09).

co-facilitator,
post-performance ‘talk back’ discussion of Leviathan Lab reading of “Imaginary Heart,” a play by Kelvin Moon Loh about the gender identity issues faced by an Asian American high school student (11.8.10)

guest speaker,
Mid-Hudson Valley Transgender Association; briefed MHTVA members on transgender rights legislation & public policy at the federal, state & local level (summer series at the LGBTQ Community Center, Kingston, NY, 6.27.11)

testimony on behalf of the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) and Queens Pride House at the public forum called by New York State Senator Daniel Squadron & New York State Assembly Member Richard Gottfried on the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) (250 Broadway, New York, NY, 10.24.12)

“Transformations” — the 2019 Transgender Mental Health Symposium of the Psychotherapy Center for Gender and Sexuality, a division of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, hosted by John Jay College CUNY (3.30.19)

theatrical engagements

member of the cast of “Undesirable Elements” (Ping Chong & Company) performances:

participant in Q&A session, following a screening of “Envisioning Justice: The Journey of a Transgendered Woman” (2008):
a documentary by Larry Tung about the life and work of Pauline Park, screened at:

– NewFest: The New York LGBT Film Festival (6.15.08)
– Frameline: The San Francisco LGBT Film Festival (6.23.08, 6.26.08)
– Queens Pride House (a Center for the LGBT Communities of Queens) (1.9.2009)
– Lehman College (City University of New York) (3.26.2009)
– All Souls Unitarian Church, Manhattan (4.5.2009)
– Southern Connecticut State University (64 Days of Nonviolence) (4.13.2009)
– The Long Island GLBT Community Center (Transgender Voices & Visibility Series) (5.9.2009)
– Hunter College Asian American Studies (City University of New York) (4.21.10)
– Kingsborough Community College (City University of New York) (10.19.10)

participant in Q&A session, following a screening of “Coming Full Circle: The Journey of a Transgendered Korean Adoptee” (2016):
a documentary by Larry Tung about Pauline Park’s return to Korea, screened at: